Final Report - Asian Development Bank

Asian Development Bank TA7343 Ho Chi Minh City MRT Line 2 Project
MVA Asia Ltd Final Report – November 2010
1.4 Purpose of this Report
1.4.1 This Final Report presents the results of the TA7343 studies, also incorporating in full the
relevant earlier findings from the TA4862 study.
1.4.2 The report is comprised of the following chapters:
Chapter 1: Introduction.
Chapter 2: Project Context presents the project’s demographic, social and
environmental conditions, the historic trends in transport demand and supply, and the
recent government policies in urban and transport development.
Chapter 3: Transport Master Plan & Patronage Demand Forecasts summarizes the
current UMRT development plans, the potential future UMRT demand,
recommendations for optimal UMRT network development, and the demand forecasts
for Line 2.
Chapter 4: Sustainable Transport explains the sustainable transport proposals that
can enhance the patronage of the MRT system and create a successful integrated
transport network for Ho Chi Minh City.
Chapter 5: Design Characteristics presents the project’s scope, location, alignment
and rolling stock, and discussed engineering issues.
Chapter 6: Service Operations Plan outlines the characteristics of the proposed metro
services on Line 2 including train capacities; headways etc, and also provides an
outline of the operation & maintenance (O&M) requirements.
Chapter 7: Capital and O&M Costs sets out the main components of the costs of
constructing the project, and the anticipated operating and maintenance costs for the
system once it is up and running.
Chapter 8: Social Safeguards summarizes the land acquisition and resettlement
aspects, and the social analysis and poverty assessment.
Chapter 9: Environmental Safeguards summarises the initial environmental
examination and monitoring program.
Chapter 10: Economic and Financial Assessment presents the economic analysis and
the financial appraisal for the project.
Chapter 11: Project Implementation presents the aspects related to the project
implementation, including project approvals, institutional arrangements and capacity
building, sources of finance, and risk identification and management.
Chapter 12: Risk Identification and Management presents the possible risks to a
successful Project and the mitigation / monitoring measures that are or will be put into
action.
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